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Medical Termonology
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Undergraduate 1
05/04/2010
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Term
Acr/o
 Definition
extremities
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
dermat/o, derm/o
 Definition
skin
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electric
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision of
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation of
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-ologist
 Definition
one who studies, a specialist
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gram/o
 Definition
record
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
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path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
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-osis, -a, -y
 Definition
condition of, usually abnormal
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
forming a new opening
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-otomy
 Definition
incision into
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-tome
 Definition
insturment that cuts
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
malignancy
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cele/o
 Definition
hernia
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
emes/is
 Definition
vomiting
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
malac/o
 Definition
soft
Term
morph/o
 Definition
structure of
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muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor
Term
ost/o
 Definition
bone
Term
plast/o
 Definition
repair
Term
trach/e
 Definition
treachea
Term
troph/o
 Definition
development
Term
en-, endo-
 Definition
in, inside, within
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ex-, ex/o-
 Definition
outside, out
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
-al, -ar, -ic
 Definition
of, or pertaining to
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-ism
 Definition
medical condition, disease
Term
abdomino/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
Term
cocc/i
 Definition
coccus
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium, skull
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
double
Term
hydro
 Definition
water
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
metr/o
 Definition
measure
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
lev/i
 Definition
pelvis
Term
phob/ia
 Definition
fear
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
staphyl/o
 Definition
grape
Term
strept/o
 Definition
chain
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
thorax
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
 Definition
puncture of a cavity
Term
-genesis, gen/o
 Definition
produce, originate
Term
-orrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arter/i/o
 Definition
artery
Term
blast/o
 Definition
embryo
Term
colp/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
crypt/o
 Definition
hidden
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
kinesi/o
 Definition
motion
Term
lys/o
 Definition
destruction
Term
men/o
 Definition
menses
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dys-
 Definition
pain
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
o/o
 Definition
egg, ovum
Term
oophor/o
 Definition
ovary
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orchid/o
 Definition
testes
Term
peps/o
 Definition
digestion
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pne/o
 Definition
air, breath
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
pelvis of the kidney, renal pelvis
Term
salping/o
 Definition
fallopian tube
Term
scler/o
 Definition
tough, hard
Term
spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine
Term
-blast
 Definition
embryonic, immature germ cell
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lips
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon
Term
dent/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-clysis
 Definition
irrigation
Term
-ectasia
 Definition
dilation, stretching
Term
-scope, -scopy
 Definition
look, examine
Term
-toxin
 Definition
posion
Term
algesia
 Definition
sense of pain
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers
Term
defibrillation
 Definition
heart shocked to a regular heartbeat
Term
embolism
 Definition
obstruction of a blood vessel
Term
embolus
 Definition
foreign particle in the bloodstream
Term
esthesia
 Definition
feeling, sensation
Term
fibrillation
 Definition
very fast, irregular heartbeat
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
absent, without
Term
dys-
 Definition
bad, difficult, painful
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
micro
 Definition
small
Term
myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
plas/o
 Definition
formation
Term
thrombosis
 Definition
bloodclot occluding a vessel
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
sym-, syn-
 Definition
together
Term
-orrhexis
 Definition
rupture, bursting apart
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
rubbing, crushing
Term
ecto-, exo-
 Definition
outer side
Term
end-, endo-
 Definition
inner, within
Term
meso-
 Definition
middle
Term
circum-
 Definition
around
Term
peri-
 Definition
around about
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epi-
 Definition
over, surrounding
Term
sub-, hypo-
 Definition
below, under
Term
infra-
 Definition
below, beneath
Term
-ary
 Definition
of or pertaining
Term
-atrophy
 Definition
undernourished, wasting
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain, painful
Term
-mania
 Definition
madness
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-phobia
 Definition
excessive fear
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
Term
secundi-
 Definition
second
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
amni/o
 Definition
fetal sac
Term
gravid/a
 Definition
with child
Term
gyn/o
 Definition
woman
Term
hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
men/o
 Definition
menses
Term
metr/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
para
 Definition
bring forth, bear
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
oligo-
 Definition

little, small, scanty

 
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
core/o
 Definition
pupil
Term
corne/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
cycl/o
 Definition
ciliary body
Term
dipl/o
 Definition
paired, double
Term
ir
 Definition
iris
Term
lacrim/o
 Definition
tear
Term
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
scler/o
 Definition
sclera
Term
bronch/i
 Definition
bronchus
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
voice box
Term
ment/o
 Definition
chin
Term
nas/o
 Definition
nose
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
throat
Term
pneumon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
thorax
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